全国大学生英语六级考试试卷 答案详解 答题卡.doc

1、2013年12月全国大学生英语六级考试试卷Part Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic Digital Age. You should write at least 150 words following the outline given below:1如今数字化产品得到越来越广泛的使用，例如2数字化产品的使用对人们的工作、学习、生活产生的影响。Digital Age_Part Listening Compre

2、hension (30 minutes)Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question the

3、re will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre. 1. A) Proceed in his own way. C) Compromise with his colleague. B) Stick to

4、the original plan. D) Try to change his colleagues mind. 2. A) Mary has a keen eye for style. C) Nancy and Mary went shopping together in Rome. B) Nancy regrets buying the dress. D) Nancy and Mary like to follow the latest fashion. 3. A) Wash the dishes. C) Pick up George and Martha. B) Go to the th

5、eatre. D) Take her daughter to hospital. 4. A) She enjoys making up stories about other people. B) She can never keep anything to herself for long. C) She is eager to share news with the woman. D) She is the best informed woman in town. 5. A) A car dealer. C) A driving examiner. B) A mechanic. D) A

6、technical consultant. 6. A) The shopping mall has been deserted recently. B) Shoppers can only find good stores in the mall.C) Lots of people moved out of the downtown area. D) There isnt much business downtown nowadays. 7. A) He will help the woman with her reading. B) The lounge is not a place for

7、 him to study in. C) He feels sleepy whenever he tries to study. D) A cozy place is rather hard to find on campus. 8. A) To protect her from getting scratches. C) To prevent mosquito bites. B) To help relieve her of the pain. D) To avoid getting sunburnt. Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversat

8、ion you have just heard. 9. A) In a studio. C) At a beach resort. B) In a clothing store. D) At a fashion show. 10. A) To live there permanently. C) To find a better job to support herself. B) To stay there for half a year. D) To sell leather goods for a British company. 11. A) Designing fashion ite

9、ms for several companies.B) Modeling for a world-famous Italian company. C) Working as an employee for Ferragamo. D) Serving as a sales agent for Burberrys. 12. A) It has seen a steady decline in its profits. B) It has become much more competitive. C) It has lost many customers to foreign companies.

10、D) It has attracted a lot more designers from abroad. Questions 13 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 13. A) It helps her to attract more public attention. B) It improves her chance of getting promoted. C) It strengthens her relationship with students. D) It enables her to unde

11、rstand people better. 14. A) Passively. B) Positively. C) Skeptically. D) Sensitively. 15. A) It keeps haunting her day and night. B) Her teaching was somewhat affected by it. C) It vanishes the moment she steps into her role. D) Her mind goes blank once she gets on the stage. Section B Directions:

12、In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the correspondi

13、ng letter on Answer Sheet 1with a single line through the centre. Passage One Questions 16 to 19 are based on the passage you have just heard. 16. A) To win over the majority of passengers from airlines in twenty years. B) To reform railroad management in western European countries. C) To electrify

14、the railway lines between major European cities. D) To set up an express train network throughout Europe. 17. A) Major European airlines will go bankrupt. B) Europeans will pay much less for traveling. C) Traveling time by train between major European cities will be cut by half. D) Trains will becom

15、e the safest and most efficient means of travel in Europe. 18. A) Train travel will prove much more comfortable than air travel. B) Passengers will feel much safer on board a train than on a plane. C) Rail transport will be environmentally friendlier than air transport. D) Traveling by train may be

16、as quick as, or even quicker than, by air. 19. A) In 1981. B) In 1989. C) In 1990. D) In 2000. Passage Two Questions 20 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard. 20. A) There can be no speedy recovery for mental patients. B) Approaches to healing patients are essentially the same. C) The m

17、ind and body should be taken as an integral whole. D) There is no clear division of labor in the medical profession. 21. A) A doctors fame strengthens the patients faith in them. B) Abuse of medicines is widespread in many urban hospitals. C) One third of the patients depend on harmless substances f

18、or cure. D) A patients expectations of a drug have an effect on their recovery. 22. A) Expensive drugs may not prove the most effective. B) The workings of the mind may help patients recover. C) Doctors often exaggerate the effect of their remedies. D) Most illnesses can be cured without medication.

19、 Passage Three Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard. 23. A) Enjoying strong feelings and emotions. C) Being fond of making sensational news. B) Defying all dangers when they have to. D) Dreaming of becoming famous one day. 24. A) Working in an emergency room. C) Listening

20、to rock music. B) Watching horror movies. D) Doing daily routines. 25. A) A rock climber. B) A psychologist. C) A resident doctor. D) A career consultant.Section C Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen careful

21、ly for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology a

22、re top of a global league table of university reputationin a top 100 26 by U.S. institutions.Cambridge and Oxford make the top 10but other U.K. universities have 27 , while Asian institutions have risen.The rankings are based on the 28 of 17,000 academics. This list is an attempt to quantify the elu

23、sive but important quality of 29 in higher educationwith its findings 30 the opinions of academics around the world.The fast such ranking by the Times Higher Education magazine, published last year, had the same top five as this yearwith the two Boston-based 31 , Harvard and M1T, in first and second

24、 place.Cambridge was once again the highest ranking U.K. university in third place, 32 Stanford and University of California, Berkeley. But Phil Baty, editor of the Times Higher Education rankings, says there is an 33 picture of U.K. universities downwardswith fewer in the top 100 and a 34 for other

25、s including Imperial College London and University College London. Our global reputation as the home of outstanding universities has been hit, he said.Reflecting the rise of Asian countries as the new education superpowers, there is an increasing presence for countries such as Peoples Republic of Ch

26、ina, Japan, Singapore and South Korea. 35 its size and population, Switzerland is also seen as performing well, with three universities in the worlds top 100 universities.Such rankings published by the Times Higher Education magazine do not have an official status, but they have become an increasing

27、ly significant part of how universities market themselves to students, particularly as higher education has become more globalized.Part Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)Section A Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from

28、 a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use

29、 any of the words in the bank more than once. Questions 36 to 45 are based on the following passage. Women in 2011 made no significant gains in winning more top US business jobs, according to a study, but the head of the study said women are poised to make 36 in the year ahead. The number of women w

30、ho were board directors, corporate officers or top earners at Fortune 500 companies remained 37 unchanged, said the study by Catalyst, a nonprofit group that 38 opportunities for women in business. The percentage of companies with women on the board of directors was 15.1 percent this year, compared

31、with 14.8 percent in 2010, Catalyst said. Also, the percentage of corporate officer positions 39 by women was 15.7 percent in 2011 and 15.4percent in 2010, it said. The percentage of top earners in 2011 who were women was 6.2 percent, compared to 6.7percent in 2010, it said. The research on the Fort

32、une 500 companies was 40 on data as of March 31, 2011. The slight changes in the numbers are not considered 41 significant, Catalyst said. Nevertheless, given the changes in U. S. politics, the future for women in business looks more 42 , said Ilene Lang, president and chief executive 43 of Catalyst

33、. Overall were 44 to see change next year, Lang said. When we look at shareholders, decision makers, the general public, theyre looking for change. What theyre basically saying is, Dont give us 45 of the status quo (现状). Get new ideas in there, get some fresh faces, she said. A) officer I) essential

34、ly B) changes J) strides C) based K) promotes D) positions L) statistically E) more M) confused F) promising N) held G) businesslike O) expecting H) surveying Section B Directions: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains informatio

35、n given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2. How Marketers Target KidsA) Kids represent an

36、 important demographic to marketers because they have their own purchasing power, they influence their parents buying decisions and they are the adult consumers of the future. Industry spending on advertising to children has exploded in the past decade, increasing from a mere $100 million in 1990 to

37、 more than $2 billion in 2000. B) Parents today are willing to buy more for their kids because trends such as smaller family size, dual incomes and postponing children until later in life mean that families have more disposable income. As well, guilt can play a role in spending decisions as time-str

38、essed parents substitute material goods for time spent with their kids. Here are some of the strategies marketers employ to target kids:Pester(纠缠)Power C) Todays kids have more autonomy and decision-making power within the family than in previous generations, so it follows that kids are vocal about

39、what they want their parents to buy. Pester power refers to children ability to nag their parents into purchasing items they may not otherwise buy. Marketing to children is all about creating pester power, because advertisers know what a powerful force it can be. D) According to the 2001 marketing i

40、ndustry book Kidfluence, pestering or nagging can be divided into two categoriespersistence and importance. Persistence nagging (a plea, that is repeated over and over again) is not as effective as the more sophisticated importance nagging. This latter method appeals to parents desire to provide the

41、 best for their children, and plays on any guilt they may have about not having enough time for their kids. The Marriage of Psychology and Marketing E) To effectively market to children, advertisers need to know what makes kids tick. With the help of well-paid researchers and psychologists, advertis

42、ers now have access to in-depth knowledge about childrens developmental, emotional and social needs at different ages. Using research that analyzes childrens behaviour, fantasy lives, art work, even their dreams, companies are able to craft sophisticated marketing strategies to reach young people. F

43、) The issue of using child psychologists to help marketers target kids gained widespread public attention in 1999, when a group of U. S. mental health professionals issued a public letter to the American Psychological Association (APA) urging them to declare the practice unethical. The APA is curren

44、tly studying the issue. Building Brand Name Loyalty G) Canadian author Naomi Klein tracks the birth of brand marketing in her 2000 book No Logo. According to Klein, the mid-1980s saw the birth of a new kind of corporationNike, Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, to name a fewwhich changed their primary corporate focus from producing products to creating an image for their brand name. By moving their manufacturing operations to